Author Archives: politicalkaraoke

Bright Eyes performing “When The President Talks to God” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, May 2, 2005

October 1, 2007 – 4:21 pm
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A User’s Guide to Détournement

September 21, 2007 – 4:53 pm

“Détournement not only leads to the discovery of new aspects of talent; in addition, clashing head-on with all social and legal conventions, it cannot fail to be a powerful cultural weapon in the service of a real class struggle. The cheapness of its products is the heavy artillery that breaks through all the Chinese walls [...]

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Karaoke (translation: “empty orchestra”) and Anti-Republican Song Parodies

September 19, 2007 – 6:26 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaoke http://bootnewt.hostingzero.com/

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Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake performing “Rock Your Body” on the 2004 Superbowl Broadcast, February 1, 2004

September 18, 2007 – 12:00 pm
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Elvis Costello and the Attractions performing “Radio, Radio” live on Saturday Night Live, December 17, 1977

September 16, 2007 – 2:00 pm
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Elvis Costello and the Beastie Boys performing “Radio, Radio” live on SNL, 2000

September 16, 2007 – 1:05 pm
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Sinead O’Connor performing Bob Marley’s “War” live on SNL, October 3, 1992

September 16, 2007 – 1:00 pm
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Paul Potts performing “Nessun Dorma” on UK television show “Britain’s Got Talent,” 2007

September 15, 2007 – 3:30 pm
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My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Worden’s karaoke performance of “I Will Always Love You” with friends, Brazil (?), 2007

September 15, 2007 – 3:25 pm
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Extended karaoke ending sequence from Shrek Special Edition DVD, 2001

September 15, 2007 – 12:44 pm
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